Around 10,000 people joined an anti-racist demonstration organized by All Black Lives Bristol. Protesters pulled down the statue of a slave-trading merchant and rolled it to the harbor. The action followed years of campaigning and changed the city’s debate over who is honored in public space.
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Around 10,000 people joined an anti-racist demonstration organized by All Black Lives Bristol. Protesters pulled down the statue of a slave-trading merchant and rolled it to the harbor. The action followed years of campaigning and changed the city’s debate over who is honored in public space.
Bristol protesters topple Edward Colston’s statue. This movement opposed the issue described and was organized by a different coalition.
The record identifies All Black Lives Bristol; Countering Colston. Context: Around 10,000 people joined an anti-racist demonstration organized by All Black Lives Bristol. Protesters pulled down the statue of a slave-trading merchant and rolled it to the harbor. The action followed years of campaigning and changed the city’s debate over who is honored in public space.